Month: February 2016

Most Second Life residents have heard the word Gacha, but some are still not sure what it is. Since I’m a fan, I thought I’d explain things to the uninitiated. I admit it. I take pleasure in shopping Gacha markets. I like whimsical and quirky things, and Gacha has loads of that. For those who prefer more traditional items like hair, skin, and clothing, though, you can find that too. How Gacha came to be: In Japan people

Some of you may recall that I mentioned it’s usually only Americans who laugh when Don’t Fear The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult comes on due to Saturday Night Live airing a skit with Christopher Walken and a cowbell a few years ago. If you’re unfamiliar with it, go watch the video on my post Need More Cowbell. I’ll wait! Having said that, Soul Mods DJ Slate McLeod read that post,

I have a friend who felt inspired to write. She had no access to a computer at the time, but was so determined, she used her mobile phone to write long, extensive articles. I can’t imagine writing articles, let alone a book, using a phone, but she was even going to try that! In spite of having more lag than most of my friends and probably more than most people in

Last night I logged in to find everything had become psychedelic. A giant green prim covered most of the pub, and the Greedy gaming table looked like an overzealous hippie did a paint job on it. In spite of what you see here, it’s supposed to be plain wood, not tie dye. Apparently I was the only one to see all this. Rebaking textures, clearing cache, relogging, rebooting, lowering draw distance and

The internet and virtual worlds have brought the people of planet earth a whole lot closer. As a child, I never dreamed I’d be sitting in a virtual reality with people from other continents – but that has become the norm. I find it interesting that nationality can play a part in how we relate to each other, but not as much as character, personal interests, taste, and the type

Every object in Second Life is set with what is called “permissions” by the creator. These permissions determine what you can and cannot do with that item. To see what an object’s permissions are, right click it and choose “edit” on the pie menu. At the bottom of the window there is Modify, Copy, and Transfer, each with check boxes beside them. The checks in these boxes tell you what the permissions are.

I have added new prizes into the Fnordian Fruity Fortunes machine. There’s now more dresses to win. All Subculture items are transferable, so if you get a duplicate prize or something you can’t use, feel free to pass it to a friend. I’ve set a couple of new mesh dresses for sale as well. They’re 199L each and come with go go boots. The dress to the left is called “Planet Blue.”

How old is your facelight? Has anyone ever talked about how bright you are, and they’re not talking about your intelligence? Have you heard rumours that rooms become darker when you leave them? If so, you may want to ditch your facelight. For various reasons, some people won’t wear facelights at all; but for those of us who still want a little something, there’s actually a compromise between lighting an entire room and

Want to pose your avatar in just the right spot? Serendipidy Haven has a tip on how to do that. Thanks, Seren! -Shauna Vella SLife Hacks: Total Control by Serendipidy Haven Ever waited for an age for your AO to place your avatar in exactly the right position for the perfect screenshot? Ever had a picture ruined because when you try to stand in the best spot, you sink up

Do you shop the Second Life Marketplace? Most of us do. It’s convenient and just by typing in the name of an item we can usually find what we want. We can see search results based on relevance, price, prim count, user rating, or even how new something is. There’s no denying that it’s useful, good for reference, and it makes things easier if we want something quickly. And yet I prefer to buy

Have you ever heard someone complain about being in “IM hell” and think they’re really boasting about how popular they are? I admit it. When people whinge about such things I usually think “Boo hoo. You have so many friends. What a terrible life!” To be clear that’s not what I’m doing now when I say that last night I was in IM hell. Such a thing is unusual for me. In general

I love flowers, so thought I’d tell you about a place I often visit inworld. It’s called Mesh Flowers and Mesh Plants, and it has more blooming things than you can shake a stick it. The store was created by LovedWarrior Quan who keeps it well stocked with plants. First off, let me tell you my criteria for a good flower or plant in Second Life – and yes, I’m picky! The flowers

A Friday poem… Second World we move in light that isn’t sun the second day has just begun as we dance in this place here again another Friday we want to hear the music play as we all share the space watch our pixels, we come alive within the second life we thrive our souls are on a screen a breathing shadow we become avatars moving all as one look, we want

When I was a newbie it took a while to save up to buy my first Second Life gadget. When I finally did, I got hold of something called MystiTool. This multi-purpose HUD changed my Second Life and let me see and do things inworld that I couldn’t with my regular viewer. There may be better tools available these days, and I’m aware that some SL viewers do things you could only do with

Though we have bodies, movement, and ways to express ourselves in Second Life, it’s still possible for misunderstandings to occur. If you look at my avatar, I seem to have it all together. I use a fairly dignified AO, and am usually dressed all right. In real life, however, I could be crying or running from room to room. I could be standing on my head and singing Battle Hymn of